COIMBATORE: After use of lasik (a laser technology) to correct defects in the vision, it is now the turn of radio frequency energy to enable someone more than 40 years old see like a 30-year-old. Lasik cannot correct near vision, known as presbyopia in Latin or more commonly called the ageing eyes, says D. Ramamurthy, Medical Director of The Eye Foundation, that has introduced the radio frequency method.

Presbyopia is a natural ageing process wherein the crystalline lens in the human eye loses elasticity and thus fails to focus on objects nearer to it, according to a release from Dr. Ramamurthy. The new, minimally invasive procedure called conductive keratoplasty (CK) enables people to get rid of their reading glasses. These are people who had good vision till the age of 40.

The NearVision CK procedure involves controlled release of radio frequency energy instead of laser or a scalpel to reshape the cornea and correct the vision. It takes only three minutes and needs only anaesthetic drops. Dr. Ramamurthy claims that patients have noticed an immediate improvement in their vision after the procedure. It will take some time for the eyes to adjust to the final level of treatment. Most patients will also experience a mild fluctuation in their vision after the procedure and it will subside in a few weeks.

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